Since
2005, Gao has been repeatedly arrested, imprisoned and severely
tortured by Chinese authorities, mostly for his human rights work. In
2006, he and a group of prominent human rights lawyers created the
Association of Human Rights Attorneys for Chinese Christians. That same
year, Gao was sentenced to five years of probation for inciting
"subversion of the state." After serving three years in prison, Gao was
supposedly released on probation but he disappeared for extended periods
of time.

VOM contacts in Vietnam report that Y Wo Nie was released in
December. He has been spending time with his family and will soon have a
medical check up to assess his health after more than seven years in
prison. Praise the Lord!